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Abstract This study intends to examine how “citizenship”, which came to be the fundamental relationship between the state and the individual in a process where diasporic identity is emphasized, has been redefined by Circassian citizens, with a focus on legal entities (federations). The literature on the relationship between diasporic identity and citizenship tends to argue that the sense of belonging to diaspora would undermine the diasporic communities’ citizenship status within the host countries. This article maintains the contrary and argues that the diasporic communities’ legitimate quests for advancing cultural rights might revive the practice of active citizenship. The main argument holds that efforts to express demands for cultural rights on legitimate grounds can initiate a process of active citizenship.

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